"Emmanuel Gnanamanickam, a community leader and manager of an NGO providing services to tribal areas in South India, says the most important thing he's learned from his patients is that life cannot go on without trust. Working in a way that respects each person's individuality creates bonds of trust, which allows larger-scale transformation to take place."
Living Service
"In "Living Service", Jayesh Patel, founder of the Indian NGO Manav Sadhna, walks us through the vast slums of Ahmedabad, showing us how Gandhian principles inspire the organization to help women and children living in poverty. Jayesh explains that the world has enough good ideas and what's really needed is for all of us to commit to one another through humble service."
"Human Rights Humane Education Activities feature lesson plans & activities that explore issues related to the rights of all humans of all ages and types. Activity topics include everything from discrimination and genocide to oppression and sweatshops."
"The Forgotten City is a soul stirring documentary taking place in Buffalo, New York exploring race relations, segregation, crime, and politics. Through exclusive breathtaking footage and one-on-one interviews with many citizens and some of Buffalo's most influential leaders, The Forgotten City exposes the bitter truth about Buffalo and all inner cities. It challenges stereotypes, encourages change and shakes up the status quo. Buffalo was once a booming city; one of richest in the United States and is now a place where crime, racism and poverty plague a once great city.
"Interracial marriage occurs when two people of differing racial groups marry. This is a form of exogamy (marrying outside of one's social group) and can be seen in the broader context of miscegenation (mixing of different racial groups in marriage, cohabitation, or sexual relations)."
"Attitudes towards Interracial marriage have changed dramatically, in just the last generation. In the United States it was just 43 years ago when interracial marriage was made fully legal in all 50 states. Today, in many countries, interracial marriage is commonplace and most don’t even give it a second thought. However, as we all know, it wasn’t always this way in the past. This list includes individuals who didn’t let the prejudice of society make their decisions in life, and also paved the way for interracial couples in the future."
"Against a background of joyful, innocent babies, a heartfelt narrative unfolds about whether others will choose to teach tolerance or hatred to these newest of human beings. Will they be accepted as they are or will they be ridiculed for the shape of their body or the colour of their face? Will we teach them to speak their minds or will we silence their questions?"
Human rights lawyer and 'Equal rights Initiative' founder, Bryan Stevenson, delves into the practices of the American Justice system and reflects on the imbalance and unfairness exhibited as related to racial discrimination issues.
If you believe that the word " Slavery" and whatever it alludes to belongs to a distant past of atrocities,dread and oppression, just watch this 8 episode documentary and draw your own conclusions about the evils of contemporary society, touching the lives of millions of people around the globe.Mostly non-whites and underprivileged people unable to advocate for themselves.
"The global economy has created immense wealth in the West, but it has also spawned a sinister new market in slaves -- in Africa, Asia and South America, and on our own doorsteps in the capitals of Britain and the U.S. True Vision of London produced this 80-minute documentary, inspired by Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales' award-winning book Disposable People, exposes cases of slavery around the world." More on Youtube..
An interesting interview between Dave Skonda, an Esl educator who produces English videos and a Russian woman from former Soviet union, who moved to Sri Lanka and then to Australia.She explains the cultural differences and the challenges encountered by an immigrant while trying to adjust and make a living in a host country.
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The Importance of Trust
"Emmanuel Gnanamanickam, a community leader and manager of an NGO providing services to tribal areas in South India, says the most important thing he's learned from his patients is that life cannot go on without trust. Working in a way that respects each person's individuality creates bonds of trust, which allows larger-scale transformation to take place."
Living Service
"In "Living Service", Jayesh Patel, founder of the Indian NGO Manav Sadhna, walks us through the vast slums of Ahmedabad, showing us how Gandhian principles inspire the organization to help women and children living in poverty. Jayesh explains that the world has enough good ideas and what's really needed is for all of us to commit to one another through humble service."
Click on the link to explore the valuable resources of this amazing educational site."Human Rights Humane Education Activities feature lesson plans & activities that explore issues related to the rights of all humans of all ages and types. Activity topics include everything from discrimination and genocide to oppression and sweatshops."
education.org/sections/view/human_rights_activities#highschool
- The Forgotten City Synopsis
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/the_forgotten_city#"The Forgotten City is a soul stirring documentary taking place in Buffalo, New York exploring race relations, segregation, crime, and politics. Through exclusive breathtaking footage and one-on-one interviews with many citizens and some of Buffalo's most influential leaders, The Forgotten City exposes the bitter truth about Buffalo and all inner cities. It challenges stereotypes, encourages change and shakes up the status quo. Buffalo was once a booming city; one of richest in the United States and is now a place where crime, racism and poverty plague a once great city.
"Colour is more than skin deep for young African-American women struggling to define themselves."
http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/a_girl_like_me# click on the link to watch this revealing documentary based on people's narrations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interracial_marriage"Interracial marriage occurs when two people of differing racial groups marry. This is a form of exogamy (marrying outside of one's social group) and can be seen in the broader context of miscegenation (mixing of different racial groups in marriage, cohabitation, or sexual relations)."
http://listverse.com/2011/01/25/10-fascinating-interracial-marriages-in-history/"Attitudes towards Interracial marriage have changed dramatically, in just the last generation. In the United States it was just 43 years ago when interracial marriage was made fully legal in all 50 states. Today, in many countries, interracial marriage is commonplace and most don’t even give it a second thought. However, as we all know, it wasn’t always this way in the past. This list includes individuals who didn’t let the prejudice of society make their decisions in life, and also paved the way for interracial couples in the future."
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"Against a background of joyful, innocent babies, a heartfelt narrative unfolds about whether others will choose to teach tolerance or hatred to these newest of human beings. Will they be accepted as they are or will they be ridiculed for the shape of their body or the colour of their face? Will we teach them to speak their minds or will we silence their questions?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c1H5veabs9g#at=35
http://www.ted.com/talks/bryan_stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice.html
Human rights lawyer and 'Equal rights Initiative' founder, Bryan Stevenson, delves into the practices of the American Justice system and reflects on the imbalance and unfairness exhibited as related to racial discrimination issues.
If you believe that the word " Slavery" and whatever it alludes to belongs to a distant past of atrocities,dread and oppression, just watch this 8 episode documentary and draw your own conclusions about the evils of contemporary society, touching the lives of millions of people around the globe.Mostly non-whites and underprivileged people unable to advocate for themselves.
"The global economy has created immense wealth in the West, but it has also spawned a sinister new market in slaves -- in Africa, Asia and South America, and on our own doorsteps in the capitals of Britain and the U.S. True Vision of London produced this 80-minute documentary, inspired by Free the Slaves President Kevin Bales' award-winning book Disposable People, exposes cases of slavery around the world." More on Youtube..
An interesting interview between Dave Skonda, an Esl educator who produces English videos and a Russian woman from former Soviet union, who moved to Sri Lanka and then to Australia.She explains the cultural differences and the challenges encountered by an immigrant while trying to adjust and make a living in a host country.